Grant is Upper Deck's Director of Product Development. He shares backstory on some of his favorite products.
Following up on my earlier Jackie Robinson Player episode, John and I discuss the totality of Jackie's impact on baseball, other sports, our culture, and hence on our hobby.
Dan Hitt, long-time Beckett Football Price Guide editor, sits down for a chat about his hobby journey from his earliest days.
We discuss the history of Fat Packs, the long-running, successful weekly podcast, that is now morphing into Beckett Live Presents.
Wearing a mask hides your identity. It seems every robber wears a mask, but obviously all mask-wearers are NOT robbers.
How is "new money" in our industry different from "old money"?
Since immediately after graduating from college, Grant has held key positions at two hobby stalwarts, Beckett Publications first, and now Upper Deck as Director of Product Development.
Tim Shepler (aka Big Shep of About the Cards) discusses his favorite player, George Brett.
Sports media personality, announcer, and radio voice, John Clemens, shares his hobby origin story.
Kristina, co-host of House of Jordans, tells us her hobby origin story.
Listen to Episode #229A for the questions, but here are the answers as promised, plus my surprising (and perhaps unrealistic) 20th pick for the next selection group.
An excellent offering by Topps, considered by some to be the best baseball set of the decade.
Who would you select for Topps if they were to do another 20 baseball players in the artistic format of Project 2020 next time?
Each of the 20 selected players from Topps Project 2020 is the answer to a trivia question. See how many you can get.
John Newman's recent provocative episode on his shorter Hobby Quick Hits, IMHO deserved further consideration. Please listen to his episode first, then we hope you enjoy our treatment of a subject that is not typically discussed, but should be!
Todd Westover spent more than a decade successfully selling non-indigenous ads within this hobby/industry, while building his sports card and memorabilia collection.
We interview Paul and Eric about their hobby experiences.
John Newman of Sports Card Nation and Hobby Quick Hits discusses the exploding phenomenon, which is Topps Project 2020.
Tim Shepler, co-host of the weekly "About the Cards" podcast shares his hobby origin story.
What is worth saving? What should be disposable? Cultural opinions and tastes evolve over time. Last generation's trash can be this generation's treasure ... but the opposite can also be true.
The sports card hobby is not a balloon, but, if it was, how can we let a little air out of it.
Rich and I discuss the considerations for card shows reopening (including his own).
Faux sponsor FCG proposes a radical approach to sports card grading which focuses on the concept of the card's eye appeal.
The impact of Jim Bouton, author of Ball Four, on the game of baseball and collecting.